Salisbury University - Evergreen Yearbook (Salisbury, MD)

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Q Yinler am . TI IE FIRS r REAL snow brought out boots and initteiis, snowballs and sniffles. As far as eve could see, a white blanket co ered ground and building. Out in the front dri cwav a regular snowball fight de elopcd; luckily, there were no broken windo •s, no casualties. Organizations were especially acti ’e during these winter weeks. The Baglean-Carnean Society arranged a schedule of debates for members of their club and for contests with other teams in the State, dliey conducted semi-weekly forums oyer Station BOG, and took time out to elect a new ' president to fill the yacancy caused by the departure of George Jones. • • Members of the Dramatic GInb were enjoy¬ ing, in their regular meetings, such plays as “Red Garnation” directed by Margaret Jones and “Finders Keepers” directed by Ellen Libis and aspiring to act as well as Ruth Draper — some day! Then, the luncheon and the all-day meeting held by the Gonnty Homemakers on No- ember 6 gaye ambitions members of the Home Association their first chance this year to shove their ability as hostesses in the college dining-room. More and more actiyities were crow ' ded into busy days as another Ghristmas season seemed to “creep np on us unaware.” Familiar scenes • 15 •

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EARLY IN THE MORNING students are seen hurrying up the walk or hopping off a bus trying to make that eight-thirty elass. Tliis is an espeeially diffieult feat for the eoed who stayed up late the night before — studying, of eourse. A probable laek of break¬ fast and the steady grind till 12:05 are the major eauses for the sudden bursting open of elassroom doors and the head-on rush for the eafeteria. Here the dorm girls oeeupy front seats, the men run a elose seeond, and the belated day students trudge a little farther back. However, campus life really begins about 2:20 when most of the classes arc out and students gather on the front steps or trek over to Lloyd’s for a Yoke.” I lere they hash out the present world situa¬ tion, the latest faculty gossip, or the reason for that C-minus grade. THE EIRST real hint of winter comes about the last Thursday in November when every¬ one suddenly realizes that this is Thanks- giving. “Miss Ruth’s” annual turkey dinner brought full attendance to the dining room on Tuesday night, November 16. Next day found the halls lined with suitcases and their not-so-patiently waiting owners. Bv mid¬ afternoon, the place was practically deserted for the first vacation — until Monday, November 22nd. . 14 •

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ike Splrll of S ervLce PEACE AND GOODAVIEE, carols and hymns, soft lights and gay decorations — Christmas as usual. However, Christmas ’asn’t quite the same this year; there w’Sls an nndereurrent of sadness, a more reverent, heartfelt prayer than we had ever experieneed in our short lives — for this eoimtry is at war. Traditional eeremony was not given up in the faee of a national erisis; beeanse of it, a new and deeper feeling was aehieved. The annual eandlelighting serviee has eontinued to be an impressive rite sinee that little band of pioneers, baek in 1925, first met for a short Christmas vesper serviee in the librarv. Then the big red eandle, svmbol of the Spirit of S .T. C., w ' as lighted; it is relighted eaeh year. As eaeh student from it lights his small eandle, he seems to reeeive inspiration, and to humble himself before the flame as those shepherds did before the Star in the East. Bible readings and stories earrv one baek to the first Christmas, nineteen hundred and forty-one years ago. As the ser ' iee is eon- eluded, all present burst out in song of halle¬ lujah and ' Clory to God in the Highest.” The Wise Men of long ago did not eome empty-handed. Nor do the students and fae- nlty of S. T. C., for they bring Him gifts by giving to underprivileged ehildren in the vieinity. Other aetivities surrounding the Christmas season were not overshadowed by the eandle- light serviee, but rather they were inspired by it. The annual turkey dinner, the earol- ing, and the exehange of gifts and good wishes — all w ' ere attended w’ith a pra er that these traditions might always be performed in the true spirit of ser ■iee. . 16 .